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Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments. Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics of Vietnam. They comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments, used by both the Viet ( Kinh) majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities .
Jul 9, 2018 · Vietnamese Percussion Musical Instruments T’rung. Besides Gong, T’rung is one of the common musical instruments closely connected with the spiritual life of ethnic minority peoples in Central Highlands of Vietnam. The instrument consists of several parallel bamboo pipes, one head is closed, the other is crossed.
- Dan Co (flock of storks, two-string instrument) Dan Co or Dan Nhi has five parts: the neck, the body, the head, the bridge, and the strings. Dan Co has a wide range of 2 octaves, the sound is clear, soft close to the high voice (needle voice).
- Bamboo flute. From ancient to the present, the bamboo flute has always been attached to the cultural and spiritual life of Vietnamese people. The bamboo flute can perform solo, chord performances, and can also be combined with traditional orchestra, symphony, light music, chamber.
- The zither. The Vietnamese zither (Tam Thap Luc) originated from the Persian country called santur, made in the 12th century, and was introduced to Southeast Asia in the 18th century.
- Monochord. Dan Bau or Doc Huyen Cam (Monochord) is common in traditional Vietnamese orchestras. The monochord is divided into two types: bamboo body and wooden box.
Aug 31, 2018 · Most traditional Vietnamese musical instruments are string, wind, and percussion instruments made of natural materials like wood, bamboo, stones, ivory, and animal skins. They can perform solo or in an orchestra. While the traditional music of people in the deltas uses more string instruments, people in the mountainous area tend to use ...
- T’rung. The T’rung is a percussion instrument popular among the rural population of Vietnam. The music of T’rung is considered to be of spiritual and religious importance by the ethnic tribes of Vietnam.
- Dan Bau. The Dan Bau literally translates to mean gourd-shaped lute. A unique feature of this traditional instrument is that it has only one string, and yet it can create music on the pentatonic scale.
- Dan Tranh. The Dan Tranh is another captivating zither or string instrument from Vietnam. It is believed that Dan Tranh was invented around the 11th century in the ancient Vietnamese capital city, Hue.
- Dan Nhi. The Dan Nhi is a fiddle with a playing style similar to that of a cello, but the size is much smaller. The instrument is believed to have been introduced from China.
Mar 26, 2024 · These traditional musical instruments also contribute to expressing the musical diversity of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, each instrument has its own unique and cultural characteristics. Additionally, traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, though deeply traditional, have seamlessly integrated into contemporary music, creating a dynamic ...
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The Pen-pipe is a musical instrument of the wind family with the free vibrated reed, popular among almost all of Vietnam's ethnicity in different forms. The Kinh (Viet) group calls it Khen, while the Mong ethnic minority call it the Kenh, and the Ede in the Central Highlands use a similar instrument called Dinh Nam. Read More »
